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"Understanding why your parents wanted you to go play with the awkward kid, or why they were so keen to help you make friends.

It’s beyond annoying as a kid when your parents try to guide who make friends with, but most parents instinctually know that bad social habits start early, are hard to break, and can be a real burden when you are older."

zazzlekdazzle

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"Why my parents would look disgusted eating/ drinking anything that was sweet.

I never understood why they watered down juice until now"

justcurious247

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"Why it’s so annoying when you forget to take the chicken out of the freezer"

steviebergwijn

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"Sleep is no punishment it’s a gift"

_doggystyle_

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"Hand me downs.

I absolutely hated them, even though my grandma was a genius with them. Dyeing, artistic patches, new buttons… They just didn’t last compared to the new clothes my older sister had. Then I had 3 boys in 6 years… I’m seriously grateful that my grandma tried so hard to make my hand me downs look good. I get it now."

eeyoremarie

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"That the quality rather than quantity of friends matters."

pinetreeroad

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"Good people aren’t always nice people, and vice versa."

bibbidibobbidi-bacon

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"Friendships fading away

I remember my dad telling me all kinds of cool stories about things him and his friends did in the past. I even asked him “why aren’t you still friends with these people?” He really did basically say “it’s complicated, you’ll understand when you’re older.” Even back then I remember thinking “that’s crazy, me and my friends will always be friends.”

Sitting here now in my early 30’s and it really hits home."

Slowjams

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"Something a little more lighthearted, but about half the jokes on cartoons like SpongeBob take on a whole new light once you’ve got more experience under your belt."

FoxtailZerda

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"The sound of your joints exploding every time you get up."

Wyndsock

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"The quiet, boring, simple, times are the best. Everyone’s fed, happy, healthy, chill, napping… these are the good times."

plotthick

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"It is possible to do everything right and still fail. Dont let it consume you. Pick up the pieces and move on.

I had to learn this after a project that I was on for 3 years was sabotaged and s@#tcanned. I did some amazing work, and poured my life into that project… in the end I had nothing to show for it. It put me in a real slump for a few years. Im still trying to pull myself out of it without becoming a cynical and jaded @$$hole."

distrucktocon

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"What parents sacrifice just so you can do something fun.

Last night my husband and I sat in a line of cars for an hour and a half so our kids could see this cheesy drive thru light display in my town with Santa and other characters. 0/10 not worth it for us but the kids loved it and it was worth it to see them be able to do a fun Christmas activity during a pandemic.

It made me think of how much my parents had to endure taking my brother and I to theme parks and stuff as a kid just to see us happy. I appreciate it infinitely more now."

allsfairinwar

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"High school drama isn’t important. Like, at all"

lalondtm

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"Not everybody is going to like you, even if you’re a good person."

xXnova16poguex

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"Teenagers are just kids. It’s something I quite literally was not capable of understanding until I wasn’t a teenager anymore. When I was a teenager I felt soooo grown up."

curiousboopnoodle

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"Literally getting older. Never thought much about when adults would say “You’re still young, just enjoy it”. I always wanted to be older because I was tired of HS, wanted to be out of college, etc. Now I want aging to slow down a bit."

Tru27